The inaugural Harvest Festival kicked off yesterday in Melbourne with a slew of spectacular performances.

The Doors ‘L.A. Woman’ is getting a 40th anniversary make-over by Rhino Records. A new 2CD version of the classic album by The Doors will be released on November 25.

Pegi Young will release her third album ‘Bracing For Impact’ later this month.

The iconic Abbey Road studios in London turned 80 this weekend.

Simply Red star Mick Hucknall was surprised to find out he had died this week so he tweeted about it.

Ashton Kutcher has “resigned” as a Twitter tweeter after posting support for a child molester.

Rapper Heavy D will be laid to rest back home in New York after passing away on Tuesday at the age of 44.

Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed an agreement to buy EMI’s recorded music division for £1.2 billion. ($AUD1.8 billion, $US1.9 billion).

METALLICA have today announced that they will headline the 10th Download Festival at Donington Park on Saturday 9 June 2012, with an exclusive UK performance oftheir best selling, No. 1 album Metallica, more commonly known simply as 'The Black Album'.

As long as they have existed, Van Halen has recorded for Warner Brothers records, but that is about to change. There are strong rumors that sometime next week, the band will become part of the Interscope family which is part of the Universal Music Group.

Nick Lowe tells Noise11.com that the inspiration for one of the songs on his new album was his former father-in-law Johnny Cash.

Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that a duet featuring Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson will be released as a new Queen record in 2012.

The original line-up of Black Sabbath have reunited to record their first album since 1978 and then take the show on the road.

Canadian art-core band Fucked Up have announced a couple of shows alongside their Foo Fighters support.

Michael Stipe visits Colbert, Dillinger/Mastodon side project reveals their name, Will.I.Am is on a large plane, Jennifer Hudson watches Dreamgirls, and heaps more.

Brisbane brats Bleeding Knees Club plug their new single ‘Teenage Girls’ with an East Coast tour.

Seal goes soul again, and Glee get in the yuletide spirit in a long list of new releases out today.

Hear the new The Black Keys new song that they’re debuting for Record Store Day.

Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary has responded to the leaked Madonna trac ‘Give Me All Your Love’.

Rapper Heavy D, who passed away at age 44-year in Los Angeles yesterday, had been to the doctor’s just the day before.

Regrettably, Low have been forced to cancel their upcoming Australian tour, including their appearance at the Golden Plains festival in March, 2012.

English singer/actress Jane Birkin will perform the songs of her former partner Serge Gainsbourg in a series of shows across Australia next March.

Eddie Vedder, Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones, Smiths’ Johnny Marr and more will appear on comedy Portlandia.

Sydney hip-hop trio True Vibenation have just released their debut album ‘The Sunshower Phenomenon’.

Leo Sayer was driven to write a Christmas song that makes you think. ‘Coming Home For Christmas’, is a charity song for the troops stationed overseas during the holiday period.

Brit boyband One Direction spoke to Noise11 about their mammoth success and reveal their album release date.

Forget Nashville as the Country Music Capital of America. New York has taken the honor. According to Nielsen SoundScan most country albums sold in the United States are sold in New York.

Keith Richards can add award winning author to his resume as his autobiography, Life, has taken the Mailer Prize for Distinguished Biography.

Joe Walsh is auctioning VIP Eagles seats and a meet and greet for the final Eagles show of 2011 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 19.

Taio Cruz sucks up to Coldplay, Steve Aoki has a Tiesto collab, Katy Perry sells her clothes, Flea has presidential plans, and heaps more.